W.A. Bishop

W.A. Bishop

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Acting

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1894-02-08

  • Day of Death

    1956-09-11 (62 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Air Marshal William Avery Bishop, VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, ED (8 February 1894 – 11 September 1956) was a Canadian flying ace of the First World War. He was officially credited with 72 victories, making him the top Canadian and British Empire ace of the war, and also received a Victoria Cross. During the Second World War, Bishop was instrumental in setting up and promoting the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.

From Wikipedia.

Acting